Accessibility and Assistive Technology

Add Accessible Hyperlinks to Your Outlook Emails (MacOS)

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  • A hyperlink is a clickable element in a digital document, webpage, or application that connects to another location, such as different web pages, a specific section of the same page, an email address, a document, or other online content.
  • It’s crucial to remember that hyperlinks' goal is to enhance all users' experience by providing easy access to relevant content. Please be mindful when writing the descriptive link in the display text field. There is no need to include the word "link" in the meaningful descriptive text. 

 

  • Creating a descriptive hyperlink will allow all users to navigate or scan digital documents, web pages, or applications to find the information they need easier and faster.
  • Descriptive hyperlinks help everyone, especially assistive technology users, know where the link will lead them and help individuals with disabilities understand the content.

The best practice is to avoid non-informative link phrases such as the following:

  • Click here
  • Here
  • Learn more
  • More info
  • Read more
  • link to [some link destination]

Instead, use more descriptive language and meaningful text such as:

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Get started by opening your SNHU Outlook Email

Select the "New Mail" box.

New mail action boxed in on Microsoft Outlook.

Type the title of your meaningful hyperlink and highlight it in the text box.

The words “How to Make PowerPoint Accessible” highlighted by mouse.
The link button selected inside of the email.
Type the Meaningful Text in the display text field, "Display as"
The "Insert link" pop up with an arrow pointed at the "Display as" text box.
The "Insert link" pop up box wtih an arrow pointing at the "Web adress (URL)" text box.
Select "OK"
The "Insert link" pop up with an arrow pointing at the "ok" button.
The "insert link" pop up with the "Web adress (URL)" text box filled with the link.

Then Select "OK". You have now created an accessible hyperlink.

The link pop-up box to add the link for the email with an arrow pointing at the "OK" button.
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